Former Australian radio host Marty Sheargold has provoked fresh outrage by sharing a bizarre and sexist commentary on the reported split of Hollywood stars Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban, just months after losing his job over a similar controversy.
From Matildas Scandal to Celebrity Gossip
The 54-year-old comedian, who was let go from Triple M in February following a sexist tirade against the Matildas and women's sports, took to Instagram on Thursday to offer his unsolicited take on the celebrity divorce that has shocked Australia.
Sheargold began his rant by claiming that Keith Urban 'is about to be at the centre of an absolute shitstorm of just innuendo, gossip, scuttlebutt, bulls***' simply because he's a man. The media personality asserted that in modern breakups, 'we have to have a villain, and the villain, 99 times out of 100, is a man in this situation.'
A Pattern of Controversial Remarks
This incident echoes Sheargold's previous fall from grace earlier this year. In February, during an episode of The Marty Sheargold Show, he made disparaging remarks about the Matildas hours after they were defeated 2-1 by the USWNT.
At the time, he compared the national women's football team to 'Year 10 girls' and complained about 'all the infighting and all the friendship issues'. When discussing the upcoming women's Asian Cup, he crudely stated he'd 'rather hammer a nail through the head of my p***s than watch that' before asking 'Got any men's sport?'
The aftermath saw Southern Cross Austereo announce they had 'mutually agreed' to part ways with Sheargold, who later issued an apology for his remarks.
Returning to Old Habits
In his latest Instagram video, Sheargold attempted to draw parallels with Hugh Jackman's separation from Deborra-Lee Furness, suggesting Australia failed to 'turn on' the actor because he's 'so goddamn beautiful'.
He concluded his monologue by stating he was 'team Nic' and would only be 'more inclined to be [team] Keith if he was back on the beers', before bizarrely singing an excerpt from 'I Go To Rio' and making a comment about tying 'your shirt in a knot just below your t***ies'.
The comedian's return to making sexist public comments, so soon after his professional downfall for similar behaviour, suggests a pattern that continues to alienate audiences and raise questions about accountability in the media industry.
